"Hopefully, Mr Sukarno's positive example of good road sense and keen sense of awareness for road safety will motivate other road users to look out for one another when travelling on the roads," he said.

Photos taken by Facebook user LiTing TaRa show Mr Sukarno, dressed in blue and wearing a helmet, raising his hands to direct the flow of traffic.

The post added: "You are a great hero! From the bottom my heart, thank you very much. You saved all our time."

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